3 Tips to Find Original Gemstone

Currently, the gemstone is booming, there are so many people in CommuterLine talking about the gemstone. No wonder if the gemstone sellers take huge profits. If you had that fever, be – careful, because many fake gemstone on the market. As a beginner, you need to know the basic tips to buy gemstone. And do…

Government Pledges to Increase @CommuterLine Travel Frequency

Nowadays the govenment cannot add more travel frequency of CommuterLine . If there more travel for commuterline, it will have an impact on long queue on traffic crossing. The government plans to build two elevated railways for loop line in Jakarta. Hanggoro Budi Wiryawan, Director of Traffic and Railways of the Ministry of Tranportation, in…

Ahok Promised to Integrate Commuter Line Station with TransJakarta Shelter

TransJakarta Shelter will soon be integrated with Commuter Line Station. Later, passenger of Commuter Line will be easily to switch modes of transportation. Ahok said, three stations had prepared as an example of integration with TransJakarta Shelter; Senen Station, Jatinegara Stattion, and Tanah Abang Station. The plan will be designed so that each station has…

The Story of the Greater Jakarta Railways Network

Have you ever know what is the first station ever built in Jakarta? It is not the Jakarta Kota Station or the Tanjung Priok Station.  The first station was the Batavia Noord station. A source said that the location was behind the present Jakarta Historical Museum while the other source also said that the location…

From Tramway to Busway

If Jakarta currently has a TransJakarta as promoted as the backbone mode of transportation, previously Jakarta also had a mass transport: horse tram. Horse Tram became the most popular public transport at that time. Horse tram is a long train that can load 40 passengers, runs on the tracks and pulled by four horses. The…

No Longer @CommuterLine midnight trips to Bogor

Today, two Commuter Line nights trips to Depok / Bogor no longer operated. Instead, there are two trips addition in the afternoon. Sukendar Mulya, Head of Public Relations of PT KAI Daop 1, said the the company no longer operating Yellow Line departing from Djatinegara at 23:30 and Red Line departing from Jakarta Kota at…

Pusat Kesenian Betawi: A Cultural Center Wanna Be

Pusat Kesenian Betawi or Betawi Art Center is located on Jl. Bekasi Timur No 76 Jakarta Timur/East Jakarta. Previously this building is used by District Military Command 0505, and in 2005 the Jakarta Government taking over this building. Reportedly, Governor Fauzi Bowo ordered to renovate this building in 2010 and he was hope that this…

Jakarta Gems Center: The Biggest Gems Market in Southeast Asia

Jakarta Gems Center is located on Jl. Bekasi Barat No. 2 Jatinegara, East Jakarta or just across the Jatinegara Station. This traditional market previously known as Pasar Rawa Bening or the “shiny swamp market”. It is not an ordinary marketplace, because people come here looking for gemstone. But no need to worry, since the market…

Jatinegara Station

Address: Jl. Raya Bekasi Barat, Jakarta Timur (see the map here) Entrance Gate: From Jl. Raya Bekasi Barat Number of Floor: 1 Number of Platform: 5 Platform Note Platform 1 for Commuter Line heading to Bekasi Platform 2 for Commuter Line heading to Manggarai/Jakarta Kota Platform 5 for CommuterLine heading to Duri/Tanah Abang/Manggarai/Depok/Bogor Basic Facilities:…

The History of Jatinegara Station

Jatinegara Station, in the pre-independence known as Meester Cornelis Station, is located at Jl. Raya Bekasi Barat, Jakarta Timur/East Jakarta. Jatinegara station predictably has been built by Staats Spoorwegen (SS) in 1901 and has been designated as a heritage building. The station also serves as a depot for the railroad locomotive that needs to be…